More sadness....

Hi Celeste, I am sorry I didn't see this sooner.  How are you going with it all?  the vinorelbine is one of my future choices if the Xeloda is a problem for me.  It is so unnerving when the medical world speaks to you like that.  A friend of our had a PET scan for his bladder cancer 12 months ago and they told him it was early.  When they did surgery they found out that the scan did not show everything and they found it was actually right through his body.  It seems that this horrible disease is finding ways of hiding from the tests.

As for your daughter, all  you can be is honest with her.  We tell our girls what is going on and they seem to be okay with it all.  They have had a couple of shocks throughout my trip with this disease, I haemorrhaged after my mastectomy and then being put in hospital for the emergency pleurodesis the other week.  I guess at the moment they are a bit nervous as they are watching me like a hawk since I have been home.

Maybe you can find something quiet that you and your daughter can do together that you both find enjoyable.

I wish I knew what to say to you to make things better for you but I seem to be at a loss.  All I can do is keep my fingers crossed for you and send you many cyber hugs.

Take care Celeste and by the way, i didn't recognise your picture.  You look absolutely lovely.  If I tried to do that with a scarf I would look like the cleaner.  i just can't seem to carry off the glam look, but you certainly do even though it is unfortunately a side effect of the fight.

Take care and wishing you well.

Tracey xx